maladjusted

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Recent Examples of maladjusted So what lies ahead for the most maladjusted characters in the entire TGIT lineup? Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019 The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper’s fans rush to freebase. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 July 2018 What kind of maladjusted narcissist thinks being credited with a $3.1 billion fortune is unfair? Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Oct. 2017 Brie Larson plays the adult Jeannette and does a compelling job in conveying a woman torn between her disturbing, maladjusted childhood and her independent life as a successful magazine writer in New York City. Cincinnati.com, 6 Sep. 2017 She has been dinged up a few times: a red chest from a maladjusted pack and a thorn in her foot pad. Ned Rozell, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 July 2017 Alongside the traditional sheet music and socially maladjusted students are electronic keyboards, mixing software, and MIDI files. Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2004
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladjusted
Adjective
  • There’s a really unbalanced schedule as well, with some playing just two matches while Columbus plays six.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The sheer ease of Jacobs-Jenkins’s writing drives the headlong rush of the first act, but in the unbalanced second half his technique wavers.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Haunted by his disturbed mother and her mysterious history, Uncle Howard (Alex Zahara) doesn’t want to talk about it.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
  • Favreau was a bit disturbed by Biden’s staff’s willingness to indulge his windbaggy nature in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon.
    Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Santa Margarita 6, Huntington Beach 5: Chase Marlow singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to give the Eagles an upset over Sunset League champion Huntington Beach.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • But there are things companies can proactively do to help identify their best options and maybe even turn this upset condition into a business advantage for product lines.
    Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms of anxiety include feeling restless, irritable, agitated or on edge; getting tired easily; and having muscle tension or trouble concentrating or sleeping.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • Read the full Gemini Daily Horoscope Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Emotionally agitated?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Gia sounds great, but Adrianna probably should have won for her unhinged verse that incorporates three languages. 63.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
  • Cue a literal conspiracy theory hellscape with Emma Stone, Austin Butler, and Micheal Ward also joining in on all the increasingly unhinged shenanigans.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 May 2025

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“Maladjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladjusted. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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